Cricket 1906

A p r i l 12, 1906. CRICKET: A WEEKLY RECORD OF THF GAMfi. 53 U p to the end of February A. D. Nourse, the South African cricketer, had made the following scores :— Against Wanderers, 90 not out. Against Zingari—first innings, 1, caught; second innings, 33, bowled. Against Queen's Park, 161 not out. Against Australasians—first innings, 47 not out; second innings, 5 not out. Against Wanderers, 91, caught. Against Zingari, 155 not out. Against Queen’s Park, 94 not out. Against Maritzburg, 30, caught. Against M.O.O. -first innings, 119,caught; second innings, 5, bowled. Against M.C.O.—first innings, 9, caught; second innings, 5, bowled. Against M.O.C. (First Test Match)—first innings, 18 not out; second innings, 93 not out. Total, 956 runs; average, 106 22. His bowling analysis up to the same time was as follows:— O. M. E. W. Av. 212.5 ... 49 ... 491 ... 44 ... 11.15 A t the annual meeting of the Sussex County C.C. it was stated that the tea interval would be abandoned on the county ground, that Dsvyer and R. Relf were now qualified, that but for the amount received for the Test matches there would have been a deficit on last season’s working, and that there had been an'.increase in the number of mem­ bers, although the gate receipts had fallen off. Sir Henry Harben was elected president. S eventy members and friends attended the annual dinner of the Wanderers C.C. at the Criterion Restaurant on March 28th, the chairman being Mr. Glement Colman. U p to February 17th A. B. S. White had made the following scores this season for North Sydney : 30, 96, 198 not out, 218, 16, 24, 0, 21, and 114. On February 17th he and R. A. Duff put up 140 for the first wicket, Duff’s share being 95. From the Natal Mercury : — When Messrs. Deane and Trotter tossed for choice of innings at Durban on February 24th, it was well known that Greyville would forfeit the services of A. D. Nourse on the second day, that player having been chosen to represent South Africa in the second Test match against the M.C.C. Hulett Trotter won the toss, and then turned to Harry Deane, the Greyville skipper, saying, “ Mr. Deane, the Queen’s Park recognise that you will sustain a loss with Nourse away next week, and we are desirous that you should choose whether you should field or bat first to-day.” Mr. Deane was deeply impressed b y .such a generous offer, and thankfully elected to field. B e fo re the second test match in South Africa the M.C.C. captain aBked that W . Richards should act as umpire. At a meeting of the Cricket Union Mr. Abe Bailey, who was in the chair, said that the Union had complete confidence in F. Smith who had umpired well in the first test match and in the match with Transvaal. At the same time the Union did not wish Mr. Warner to go home and say that he lost the second match because of the umpire. Hence Richards was asked to act as umpire ia the second match, which, it will be remembered, the Englishmen lost by nine wickets. T he principal matches to be played under the auspices of the London County C.C. this season will be : — April 16. Oval, Gentlemen of England v. Surrey. June 4. Cambridge, London County v. Cambridge University. „ 11. Crystal Palace, London County v. West Indian Team. „ 18. Crystal Palace, London County v. Cam­ bridge University. July 9. Dublin, London County v. Dublin Uni­ versity. The club list, as usual, is a long one, comprising no less than fitty-eight matches. The Huntsmen play the Jockeys at the Palace on June 25th. The “ Grand O ld ” warrior, W. G., I need hardly say, is looking forward to a successful year. WEST Played at Perth on January 27, 29 and 30, and resulted in a win for West Australia by 103 runs. ^Howard, lbw, b Olaxton T he Duke of Sparta who, as President, will be the central figure in the Olympian SOUTH AUSTRALIA games at Athens, at which our King and AUSTRALIA. Queen are to be present within the next fortnight, is a great supporter of all sorts of athletics, it goes without saying. He is himself an active cricketer, and, if I remember rightly, participated in more W est A ustralia . than one match on the South Coast last First jnnillgs year. He was an interested spectator, j ^Parker, b Jarvis with the young sons of the Prince of the Wales, at the Oval in the Test Match JflRowe,c Gehrs,b Coombe last August. j) Coombe, c and b Gehrs -------- L -.Goulv, b Claxton rCoyne. c Gehrs, b Travers The Gentlemen of Holland are making^ ^ ^ “b Travel b ClaXt°n arrangements for another visit—theirj, ^Quist,’ stand b Travers third —to England at the end of this^Kelly, not out seas jn. O j this side their programme has already been made, though there is Extras. just a possibility that anothsr game may be fixed up. The first match will be against the Gentlemen of Worcestershire, S outh A ustralia . at Worcester, on August 13 and 14. The, T he annual general meeting of the Surrey County C.C. is to be held in the Pavilion at the Oval on Thursday, May 3rd, at 5 p.m. This will be the first day of Surrey’s opening Inter-County match of the season, that with Hampshire. The usual trial game, the Eleven v. the Next Sixteen, will occupy the first two days of the same week, Ap:il 30th and May 1st that is. P ublished at the price of a penny, L8ng’s Cricket Handbook for 1906 contains 96 pages of useful informa­ tion of the kind which is so greatly appreciated by very many cricketers. The book contains a list of fixtures of the second-class counties as well as of the first, averages, scores of the test matches, results of matches in 1905. etc. It is published by John Leng & Co., Ltd., London. INTER-STATE CRICKET. Total ...198 Second innings, b Travel's ... ... c C la x to n , b Travers .......... b Coombe ... c C la x to n , b Travers ......... not ou t............... not out................. b C oom be......... b Coombe ......... lbw, b Travere ... b Hanson ......... st Rees, b Reed­ man ................. Extras.......... Total ...18- others are:— August 15,16.—Lord’s, v. Marylebone Club. „ 17,18.—Ramsgate, v. Mr. L. WeigalTs XI. „ 20, 21.—Oval, v. Gentlemen of Surrey. The headquarters of the team will, before, be at f High Holbom. First innings. not out........................21 st Evers, b Coyne 0 ___ , lbw, b Selk .......... rHack, b Coyne ................. HClaxton, c Kelly, b Selk ... CReedman, b Selk................. .?Jarvis, b Coyne ................. as/ -Coorabe, c Rowe, b Coyne cto.iohftvHsnn r* Mr TVivnp the Inns of Court Hotel, ^johardson. c & b Coyne T hat “ good o ld ” locil club, Reigate Priory, it is satisfactory to note, had an excellent time of it last season. To those who know the Priory’s cricket strength, it will be no surprise to learn that the first eleven only lost one match in 1905, and that by the narrowest of margins. Among the chief attractions on the Priory Ground this year will be the usual game with Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower’s X I. in September, and the match between the second elevens of Surrey and Lanca­ shire ia the Minor Counties Champion­ ship Competition on Jane 27th and 28 :h. The Annual General Meeting is to be held in the Public Hall, Reigate, on Wednesday evening next. !hamberlain, c & b Selk . ^Hanson, b Selk .............. Extras .............. Total... ... 54 Second innings. b Selk................. cQuist, b Kelly... c Evers, b Selk... st Evers, b Selk... b Coyne ......... b Selk................. c Rowe, b Selk... st Evers, b Selk... cCoyne,b Selk... c Parker, b Kelly not out................. Extras......... Total 60 ..230 S outh A ustralia . First innings. Second innings. R. W. R. W. C oyne.......... ... 27 .... 5 ........ . ... 30 ... 1 Selk .......... ... 19 ... 5 ........ ........108 ... 7 Kelly ......... ... 1 ... 0 ..... ... 41 2 Quist .......... 5 !!! o Rowe.. . ... 8 ... 0 Edmondson 16 ... 0 W EST A ustralia . First innings. Second innings. R. W. R. w. Hanson ... 41 .. 0 ..... . ... 20 ... l Coombe ... 46 ... 1 ........ . ... 43 ... 3 Jarvis.......... ... 19 ... 1 ..... . ... 21 ... 0 Reedman ... ... 6 ... 0 ..... . ... 11 ... 1 Claxton ... 19 ... 4 ........ . ... 19 ... 0 Travers ... 29 .... 3 ........ ........ 34 ... 1 G elirs.......... ... 20 . 1 Chamberlain 15